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Craig never had great starting pitching for Giants. Bochy did. That’s why Bochy won WS and Craig didn’t.

I used to cringe when the Giants would grab guys off the scrap heap and put them in their rotation. Rick Reuchel, Don Robinson, and John Burkett were not Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, or Mad Bum by a long shot.

Rick Reuschel was far from the “scrap heap”. He won 215 games.  Started ‘89 AS game.  Although Bo greeted him with about a 475 foot HR to straight away CF.

Robinson was also a solid Giant.  Burkett won 22 games in 93 for Dusty.  Came through the system. Not off the scrap heap. 

Giants led MLB in team ERA in ‘87. Had third best team ERA in baseball in ‘89. Scott Garrelts had lowest ERA in league.  Certainly not  Cain, Lincecum, Bum (although 2010 was the only Championship team where all 3 were close to their best. Cain and Bum in ‘12. Lincecum came out of pen. In ‘14, of course, it was Bum.) But they had good pitching that year. 

Bochy’s brilliance, especially post season was how he used his pen.  For three post seasons, he made the right call damn near every time.  9-0 plus 2 WC.  9-0 in elimination games. Of the 9 series, Giants were underdogs in at least 7.  The possible 2 exceptions being Braves in ‘10 and Cards in ‘12.

Spot on.  

Craig was the right guy at the right time.  He turned the franchise around and created an environment that yielded a competitive team that played well together.  Craig was singularly responsible for putting the Giants on a track that resulted in what we have experienced since that time.  

Bochy is a HOF manager who possesses a sixth sense regarding the utilization of his players.  Heck, he currently has the Rangers playing very well - something that shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed his managerial career.  

Craig, Baker, Alou, Bochy - 34 consecutive years of great management. The Giants were damn lucky to have a run like that….

Yes they were. ‘86 got it started. But it was the Big Trade in ‘87  -  Chris Brown, Mark Davis Mark Grant and Keith Comstock -  for Kevin Mitchell, Dave Dravecky and Craig Lefferts that launched them forward.   Mitchell hit 2 HRs in his first game with Giants and never looked back.  Lefferts was  a solid left handed reliever.  And of course Dravecky.

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Craig never had great starting pitching for Giants. Bochy did. That’s why Bochy won WS and Craig didn’t.

I used to cringe when the Giants would grab guys off the scrap heap and put them in their rotation. Rick Reuchel, Don Robinson, and John Burkett were not Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, or Mad Bum by a long shot.

Rick Reuschel was far from the “scrap heap”. He won 215 games.  Started ‘89 AS game.  Although Bo greeted him with about a 475 foot HR to straight away CF.

Robinson was also a solid Giant.  Burkett won 22 games in 93 for Dusty.  Came through the system. Not off the scrap heap. 

Giants led MLB in team ERA in ‘87. Had third best team ERA in baseball in ‘89. Scott Garrelts had lowest ERA in league.  Certainly not  Cain, Lincecum, Bum (although 2010 was the only Championship team where all 3 were close to their best. Cain and Bum in ‘12. Lincecum came out of pen. In ‘14, of course, it was Bum.) But they had good pitching that year. 

Bochy’s brilliance, especially post season was how he used his pen.  For three post seasons, he made the right call damn near every time.  9-0 plus 2 WC.  9-0 in elimination games. Of the 9 series, Giants were underdogs in at least 7.  The possible 2 exceptions being Braves in ‘10 and Cards in ‘12.

Spot on.  

Craig was the right guy at the right time.  He turned the franchise around and created an environment that yielded a competitive team that played well together.  Craig was singularly responsible for putting the Giants on a track that resulted in what we have experienced since that time.  

Bochy is a HOF manager who possesses a sixth sense regarding the utilization of his players.  Heck, he currently has the Rangers playing very well - something that shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed his managerial career.  

Craig, Baker, Alou, Bochy - 34 consecutive years of great management. The Giants were damn lucky to have a run like that….

Yes they were. ‘86 got it started. But it was the Big Trade in ‘87  -  Chris Brown, Mark Davis Mark Grant and Keith Comstock -  for Kevin Mitchell, Dave Dravecky and Craig Lefferts that launched them forward.   Mitchell hit 2 HRs in his first game with Giants and never looked back.  Lefferts was  a solid left handed reliever.  And of course Dravecky.